Investor Relations | Directorate

David Nurek - Independent non-executive chairman

Age: 67

Dip Law, Grad Dip Company LawChairman of the social and ethics committee and member of the remuneration and nominations committee
Appointed June 1997

David practised as an attorney with Sonnenberg Hoffman Galombik for 32 years, including 23 years as a partner and director. He joined Investec Group in 2000 and is regional chairman of the group’s Western Cape businesses and global head of legal risk for the Investec Group. He is non-executive chairman of Lewis Group and Trencor.

Prof. Fatima Abrahams - Independent non-executive director

Age: 55

B Econ (Hons) (cum laude), M Com and D ComChairperson of the remuneration and nominations committee and member of the social and ethics committeeAppointed March 2008

Prof. Abrahams is an academic, experienced company director and a registered industrial psychologist. She is currently a senior professor at the University of the Western Cape, having also served as dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Prof. Abrahams is chairperson of TSiBA Education, a non-profit private higher educational institution, and is a non-executive director of Iliad Africa, Lewis Group, The Foschini Group and Marsh.

John Bester - Independent non-executive director

Age: 71

B Com (Hons), CA (SA), CMS (Oxon)Chairman of the audit and risk committee, member of the remuneration and nominations committeeAppointed October 2008

John spent 16 years in the accounting profession, including serving as a partner of Ernst Young for 10 years. He has been involved in commerce and industry for a further 35 years, holding a number of financial directorships during this time. He is non-executive chairman of Ascendis Health and a non-executive director of Personal Trust International, HomeChoice Holdings, Sovereign Food Investments, Tower Property Fund and Western Province Rugby Proprietary Limited, as well as a trustee of the Children’s Hospital Trust.

Bertina Engelbrecht - Group human resources director

Age: 54

B Proc, LL M, admitted attorneyMember of the social and ethics committeeAppointed as a director in March 2008

An experienced human resources professional, Bertina joined Clicks Group in July 2006. She was previously general manager for Shell SA Energy and regional human resources manager for Shell Oil Products Africa. Prior to this Bertina was director of organisational effectiveness at Sea Harvest, managed her own consultancy practice and spent eight years with Transnet.

Michael Fleming - Chief financial officer

Age: 50

B Com, CTA , CA (SA)
Appointed as a director in March 2011

Michael joined the Clicks Group in February 2011 and was previously chief financial officer of Tiger Brands Limited. He joined the Tiger Brands group in 2000, was appointed as financial executive of the Tiger Brands consumer brands division in 2005 and promoted to chief financial officer in June 2008. During his tenure as CFO of Tiger Brands, Michael also served as a non-executive director of Oceana Group Limited.

Nonkululeko Gobodo - Independent non-executive director

Age: 57

B Compt (Hons), CA (SA)
Member of the audit and risk committee
Appointed March 2017

Nonkululeko ("Nonku") Gobodo was a founder and former executive chairman of SizweNtsalubaGobodo, the country's largest black-owned accounting firm. She previously served on committees of the Independent Regulatory Board of Auditors and the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants. Nonku is currently the chief executive officer of Nkululeko Leadership Consulting, chairman of Mpumelelo Ventures, and a non-executive director of Mercedes Benz SA and PPC Limited.

Fatima Jakoet - Independent non-executive director

After spending six years in the auditing profession, Fatima went on to lecture in financial accounting and then spent over a decade in various positions in corporate South Africa. Fatima is a non-executive director of MMI Holdings, Tongaat Hulett, Rand Refinery, AfriSam and various MTN subsidiaries.

David Kneale - Chief executive officer

Age: 63

BAMember of the social and ethics committeeAppointed as a director in April 2006

David was appointed chief executive officer of Clicks Group in January 2006. He was previously chief commercial officer of health and beauty retailer, Boots Group plc, in the United Kingdom. During his career at Boots, David held positions in finance, buying and marketing before being appointed director of merchandise and marketing in 1995, and managing director of international retail development in 1997. After three years as managing director of Waterstone’s Booksellers and a director of HMV Group, he returned to Boots in 2002 as director of trading, and was appointed chief commercial officer in January 2003.

Martin Rosen - Independent non-executive director

Age: 67

Member of the remuneration and nominations committee
Appointed April 2006

Martin is an accomplished retailer and marketer, having spent 33 years with Pick n Pay before starting his own marketing consultancy in 2004. After 17 years in the retail operations of Pick n Pay, Martin was appointed group marketing director in 1998 and managing director of Pick n Pay Group Enterprises in 2001.